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Newspaper
Linn County Register
Location
Marion, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1863
Page
1
The text describes General Meade leading the Army of the Potomac to a decisive victory over Lee's forces. It notes Meade's clear strategy and readiness to advance despite rain, with Couch and French on the flanks and Lee's army under threat of annihilation or surrender.
Reports from July 10 note a large fire in Water Street Liverpool destroying cotton and wheat with losses over a million pounds, insurance expected. The Jura from Liverpool shows five days further advices with calm markets. Madagascar saw a king’s assassination and a regency shift. Spain discussed mediation and recognition with Napoleon’s support, while the U S blockade debate divided officials. The Gibraltar clearance was refused without heavy guns, and Cobden and Gladstone debated neutrality and recognition as Britain weighed mediation versus non intervention.
From New Bern North Carolina July 9 the North Carolina Legislature sits in extra session over finances as rebel papers warn of mischief against the Confederate cause. Generals Tickwan and Hickman report Cavalry raids destroying rails bridges and sabre and knapsack factories at Kenansville Kingston and Keansville with captures and vast Confederate money losses.
Colonel Schriver delivered thirty one Confederate battle flags to the War Department after their capture at Gettysburg on July 1 and 2. The banners include Latin mottoes plain red grounds and silk pieces with stars and bars and battle names. Seventeen bear regimental marks such as 7th 22d 28th 54th North Carolina 18th Alabama and multiple Virginia units. Flags show battle wear from Bull Run onward and were briefly displayed in the War Department yard. Sun-Smook harvest hand Charles Haun died after being struck by heat in a field seven miles from town leaving a wife and two children.
Federal forces under Gen Banks capture Port Hudson and take eighteen thousand prisoners along with munitions. The crucial outcome is opening the Mississippi River to free navigation from source to mouth, enabling steamers to move from St Paul to New Orleans and restoring commerce in the West.
The mississippi is open and port hudson fallen as union forces under gen banke push toward victory. Rosecrans and Sherman advance while Bragg and Lee offer limited resistance. John Morgan's raid wanes and rumors of heavy fighting in central mississippi surface amid optimistic reports from Charleston.
The Rev Mr Ravlin of Cedar Rapids advocates changing the Republican name. The piece argues no good reason exists for dropping the party label and warns that name changes obscure principles. It asserts Republicans remain loyal to the Union and that voters will judge by policy, not nomenclature.
The piece argues against renaming the Republican Party, calling it cowardly and a betrayal of its legacy. It compares changing names to the ass in the lion’s skin and urges Republicans to stand by their record and principles rather than retreat from controversy.
The Vallandigham Mahony faction nominated M. L. Fisher for Governor J. F. Duncombe for Lieutenant Governor and Douglass Mason as Supreme Judge. Fisher, a Clay County resident and alleged Copperhead, is forecast to lose to Gen. Tuttle. Col. Stone is predicted to win by 20 000 at home and 39 000 overall.
The War Department issues circular rules for the draft. Exemptions include paying 300 dollars under the Enrollment Act for the drafted, or furnishing an acceptable substitute. A substitute once mustered cannot be drafted again. No commutation after reporting for examination. Former substitutes from 1862 are not liable, but their substituted draftees are. Reasonable reporting times shall be granted by the Enrollment Board in state service.
The piece links New York draft riots to national tensions and warns that law and order will prevail. It notes disruptions and disloyal opposition while asserting the draft will continue to completion despite unrest. An editor from Providence Journal is noted for accepting substitutes.
Mr Epiron reports canvassing Spring Grove and Washington townships to enroll militia and soldiers. He notes no opposition, describing cooperative effort by Democrats and Republicans. Dated July 18 1868.
Readable excerpts recount the Dustin family massacre as they traveled in a lumber wagon. Amos Dustin father killed with an arrow, his left hand severed, a six year old girl hidden beneath the seat. Sadie survived, others mortally wounded. Indians burned camp sites near Minneapolis and authorities arm militia with scouts to pursue rebels. A bounty is offered for scalps and a Sioux raid on Pawnee Agency is reported with casualties.
The Sioux routed their foes after three charges and camped on the battle ground. Settlers flee in alarm as Sioux forces advance twenty miles from the Agency. A second Minnesota stampede and massacre are feared along the borders.
A German immigrant arriving weeks ago was struck by sun and died instantly on a Hickory Grove farm while binding wheat. Reports describe a violent multi-incident landscape across the region including a murder in Gut lenburg, a copperhead clash in Columbus City, and a series of local accidents and arrests.
A scrambled item from New York and Richmond markets notes prices for pork and other goods. The brief mentions Richmond price movements and southern news, with hints of truthfulness despite unclear wording.
In a wartime sketch from the Indianapolis Journal, Porter Rapple of Oakland recounts a raw recruit named Apple in Indiana units who pressed forward to seize a rebel gun, lifting the gunner by the collar and ordering others to shoot while praising his bravery amid gunfire.
Deputy Poole encountered a deserter from the 85th regiment named George W. Loper near New Liberty Clayton county. The buggy wreck left Loper with no external injuries but a shocked nervous system. he was left at a farm for care. Albert Gannaux Brown visited Snyder's Bluff and denied secession. his wife blamed his stance for their troubles and he later fell ill with the bloody flux.
An Ohio and Baltimore Railroad collision occurred yesterday morning on the Washington Bratch about four miles from Annapolis Junction. One train halted for water, unseen by the second engine crew, causing a terrible crash. Most passengers were troops. thirty to forty injured, including sixteen officers, some seriously or fatally. The wounded were brought to Washington.
A major blaze consumed the Leary Weid ereehit furniture factory in Cincinnati before ten o clock this morning. The building was gutted and officials say the loss is very heavy for the plant and workers.
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